Recipes · Ecuadorian · Stews

Guatita

One serving has 388 kcal and 28 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (98%), choline (79%), manganese (48%), pyridoxine (45%), copper (43%) and selenium (43%). Ready in 95 minutes.

Guatita
Photo: Kevinmero, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 75 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (393 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free
  • Contains: beef, dairy, peanut

Ingredients

  • 160 g Beef tripe, raw
  • 110 g Potatoes, raw
  • 20 g Peanut butter
  • 35 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 25 g Onions, raw
  • 6 g Garlic, raw
  • 1 g Sazón seasoning
  • 1 g Cumin
  • 4 g Cilantro, fresh
  • 30 g Milk, whole
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Rinse the tripe, boil in fresh water for 10 minutes and drain, then simmer in fresh water for 1.5 hours until tender; cut into small squares.
  2. Cook the onion, garlic and tomato in a pot for 6 minutes until soft, then stir in the sazón and cumin.
  3. Whisk the peanut butter with the milk until smooth, then stir this into the pot along with about 200 ml of the tripe cooking water.
  4. Add the tripe and diced potato and simmer for 20-25 minutes until the potato is tender and the sauce has thickened into a creamy, peanutty gravy.
  5. Season with the salt and finish with fresh cilantro.
  6. Serve hot with rice or avocado on the side.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy388 kcal18%
Carbohydrates31.4 g
Water311 mL
Fiber4.5 g15%
Protein28.2 g59%
Tryptophan0.04 g
Threonine0.14 g
Isoleucine0.14 g
Leucine0.23 g
Lysine0.23 g
Methionine0.07 g
Cystine0.04 g
Phenylalanine0.16 g
Tyrosine0.11 g
Valine0.2 g
Histidine0.08 g
Fat17.6 g
Monounsaturated7.9 g
Polyunsaturated2.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.33 g
Saturated4.7 g
Trans-Fats0.25 g
Cholesterol198 mg
Calcium200 mg20%
Copper0.39 mg43%
Iron3.2 mg18%
Magnesium95.5 mg31%
Manganese0.86 mg48%
Phosphorus290 mg41%
Potassium909 mg19%
Selenium23.4 µg43%
Sodium632 mg
Zinc3.5 mg43%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.18 mg16%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.26 mg24%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.6 mg40%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg23%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.59 mg45%
Folate (vitamin B9)56 µg14%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.4 µg98%
Choline335 mg79%
Vitamin A42.6 µg6%
Vitamin C31.3 mg42%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)15.3 IU3%
Vitamin E2.3 mg16%
Vitamin K17.7 µg20%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

4.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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